The judge presiding over the Sharonville abortion clinic case, Judge Jerome Metz, lifted the stay on his ruling Friday, which leaves the clinic five days to appeal or close its doors for good.

The judge presiding over the Sharonville abortion clinic case, Judge Jerome Metz, lifted the stay on his ruling Friday, which leaves the clinic five days to appeal or close its doors for good.

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Updated: 6:04 PM EDT Aug 15, 2014

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WEBVTT INVOLVED TOHELP.HOLYMARY MOTHER OF GOD.PRO-LIFE SUPPORTERS PRAY FORTHE CLOSING OFA LOCAL ABORTIONCLINIC.TONIGHT IT'S ANOTHER STEP CLOSERTO SHUTTING DOWN FOR GOOD.A HAMILTON COUNTY TODAY RULEDAGAINST AN OPEN TO PEOPLEWOMEN'S MED OPEN INSHARONVILLIE.EMILY WOOD WAS IN THE COURTROOMTHIS AFTERNOON.SHE ISLOVE WITH MORE ON WHATTHE RULING MEANS.GOOD EVENING.EVEN THOUGH THEJUDGE'S DECISIONCOULD CLOSE THIS CLINIC FOR GOODHE DID GIVE WOMEN'S MED ABOUTFIVE DAYSTOW APPEAL BEINGS THATGIVES THEM TIME TO GET ANOTHERSTATE ORDER IN PLACE ANDPOTENTIALLY KEEP THAT CLINICOPEN.[PRAYING ]ARE OUTSIDE THE HAMILTONCOUNTY COURTHOUSE PRO-LIFESUPPORTERS PRAYED FOR A DECISIONTO CLOSE WOMEN'S MED INSHARONVILLE,IT'S ONE OF TWOABORTION CLINICS STILL OPERATINGIN THE AREA.SHUT THEMDOWN.NO DOUBT IT WILL BE APPEALED.NO DOUBT IT WILL GO TO ANOTHERCOURT.THOSE FACTORS NOW WEIGHAGAINST KEEPING THE STAY INPLACE.AND A JUDGE LET EACH SIDEHAVE 15 MINUTES TO MAKE THEIRCASE.I WOULD LIKETO FOCUS ON THEDUEPROCESS.THEY ARGUED THE CLINIC WASORDERED TO SHUTDOWN WITHOUT DUEPROCESS OF LAW AND WASDENIED AHEARING TO PROVIDE THE PROPERPAPER WORK.THEY DO NOT DISPUTE THAT THEYDO NOTHAVE THAT WRITTENTRANSFER AGREEMENT.AN ATTORNEY ON BEHALF OF THEOHIO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHCLAIMED THE CLINIC WAS OPERATINGOUTSIDE OHIO LAW AND THEDIRECTOR IS NOT REQUIRED TO CALLA HEARING.SHE SAYS SHE IS DISAPPOINTEDWITH THE JUDGE'S DECISION, BUTTHERE IS STILL TIMETO APPEAL.I'M NOT SURE THAT IT WILL BEEXACTLY BE FIVE DAYS.THE JUDGE SAID HE WOULD LET USKNOW ABOUT THAT.SOMETHING ELSE WOULD NEED TOHAPPEN FOR THE CLINIC TO REMAINOPEN.UNTIL THE NEXT APPEAL THEDOORS AT WOMEN'S MED WILL REMAINOPEN ANDPROTESTORS WILLCONTINUE TO FIGHT TO CLOSE THEM.NOW IF WOMEN'S MED AGAIN HASTO CLOSETS DOORS PLANNEDPARENTHOOD INMOUNT AB BURN WILLBE THE ONLY CLINIC IN GREATERCINCINNATI THAT CAN ACTUALLYGIVEAN ABORTION.REPORTING LIVE TONIGHT EMILYWOOD,WLWT NEWS 5.THE ATTORNEYS FOR WOMEN'S MEDWOULD NOT 4 CONFIRM IF IT WILLAPPEAL THIS DECISION TODAY BUT